Welcome
Hi there! Great to have you here.
I’m in the process of setting up a regular schedule of both in person (Portland OR) and online (Zoom) jams for Fall 2022. This is a transitional time, so I appreciate your patience! Keep your eye on your email for the latest scheduling info and/or double check information below regarding upcoming jams.
At both jams, we play songs out of a common songbook. You can download (and print, if you like) the latest version below. I’ll also have a good handful of printed songbooks at in person jams. Often, though, I’ll include a song chart for a special / themed song for a particular jam. These are archived below, as well.
Both jams are free and open to all. If you’re able to offer a donation, teaching music is my livelihood, so I am very grateful! Here are some ways you can donate:
- Via credit card or Paypal on my website: donate to the Zoom jam here and to the in person jam here
- Venmo me @averyhillstudio
- Send me a check, made out to “Avery Hill”, at: Avery Hill, PO Box 40073, Portland OR 97240.
THANK YOU!
Upcoming Jams
Friday, 8/12 – In Person Jam
- SW Portland at W Hills UU Fellowship
- 8470 SW Oleson Rd, Portland OR
- 6:00-8:00pm – Outdoors on the lower patio
- Please bring a music stand, camp chair, and printed songbook (download below) if you have them
Saturday, 8/13 – Zoom Jam
- 1-2:30pm PT on Zoom
- CLICK HERE to join the meeting at that time.
- If you need it: Meeting ID: 892 8909 4832 / Password: 872673
- Download our 2022 Songbook below
We didn’t finish up all of your requests at last month’s jam, so we’ll start off with:
- Angel from Montgomery
- If You Miss Me At the Back of the Bus
- Me and Bobby McGee
- Georgia on My Mind
Saturday, 8/20 – Bicycle Jam
- NEW DATE / TIME: Saturday, August 20 – 5:30pm meet up at Colonel Summers Park, 6:00pm play, 6:15pm ride!
- Register here to get all the important event details, including a sneak peek at our route and song choices, and what an ukulele bicycle jam actually is …
Songbook
Download what you need for our 2022 Songbook below:
For those who print out the songbook, here are the songs that have been added / changed significantly:
I also recommend having the current Table of Contents on hand so you know which songs are up for choosing (songs from previous jam books do get “timed out” or “retired” from time to time):
Archives
June 18, 2022 – Pride Jam Practice Videos!
To prepare for our PRIDE JAM, feel free to click below for practice videos / original recordings to help familiarize you with any tunes you don’t know:
- Androgynous – Play along with Miley Cyrus & Co
- Big Boned Gal – Tutorial
- Big Boned Gal – Play Along
- Bulldagger Swagger – Tutorial
- Bulldagger Swagger – Play Along
- Born This Way – Tutorial & Play Along
- Closer to Fine – Play along with the Indigo Girls
- I Am What I Am – Tutorial in F
- I Am What I Am – Tutorial in G
- I Am What I Am – Play Along (both keys!)
- The Ones Who Aren’t Here – Play along with Meg Christian
- Pride – Play along with Grace Petrie
- Prove it on Me Blues – Verse Tutorial
- Prove it on Me Blues – Chorus Tutorial
- Prove it on Me Blues – Play Along
- Rock Me – Tutorial
- Rock Me – Play Along
- Singing For Our Lives – Tutorial & Play Along
- The Story – Tutorial & Play Along
- This Little Light of Mine – Tutorial & Play Along
- Up Above My Head – Tutorial & Play Along